Zhang Liangmin

Zhang Liangmin (Chinese: 张亮敏; pinyin: Zhāng Liàngmǐn; born October 12, 1985) is a blind Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in throwing events.

Zhang Liangmin
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Discus throw – F11–12
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio Discus throw – F11–12
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoDiscus throw – F11
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Discus throw – F12–13
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Shot put – F11–12
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 ChristchurchShot put – F11
Gold medal – first place2015 DohaJavelin throw – F11
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Discus throw – F11
Silver medal – second place2011 ChristchurchDiscus throw – F11
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonShot put – F11
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonDiscus throw – F11/12
Silver medal – second place2019 DubaiDiscus throw – F11
Bronze medal – third place2015 DohaJavelin throw – F11
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta Discus throw – F11
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Shot put – F11/12

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a silver medal in the women's F12–13 discus throw event and also competed in the F12/13 shot put.

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she took a gold medal in the discus after a throw of 36.65 metres. Silver medalist Tang Hongxia threw 35.01metres and Izabela Campos took the bronze with a throw of 32.60 metres.[1]

In 2017 she won the F11 discus and F11/F12 shot put events at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing.[2]

In the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Rio she took a gold medal in the Discus Throw F11 with a world record of 40.83.

References
  1. Izabela Campos conquista o bronze no lançamento de disco, gazetaesportiva, Retrieved 10 September 2016
  2. Etchells, Daniel (14 May 2017). "Wang breaks another world record as China continue to shine at World Para Athletics Grand Prix". Inside the Games. Retrieved 16 July 2023.


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